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Results of recent investigations at Tamar Hat

Libyca22 • Published In 1974 • Pages: 49-91

By: Saxon, Earl C., Close, Angela E., Cluzel, C., Morse, V., Shackelton, N. J..

Abstract
This site report on Tamar Hat describes the stone, stone tools, and bone found (there were few bone tools) and describes the nine deciduous human teeth found in the site. Saxon ends the report by proposing the people at Tamar Hat were herding Barbary Sheep based on the age at death of AMMOTRAGUS LERVIA and based on the fact that there is no evidence of hunting.
Subjects
Fauna
Diet
Lithic industries
Cultural stratigraphy
tradition
Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene Maghreb
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Northern Africa
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 1999
Field Date
1973
Coverage Date
20,600±500 BP to 10,350±375 BP
Coverage Place
Tamar Hat; Algeria
Notes
by E. C. Saxon, with contributions by A. Close, C. Cluzel, V. Morse, N. J. Shackelton
Includes bibliographical references (p. 90-91)
LCCN
sn85022264
LCSH
Maghreb--Antiquities